Women on front lines in Syria, Iraq against IS
 

e IS are thousands of women. In April, Kurdish fighters created all-female combat units that have grown to include more than 10,000 women who played a major role in battles against IS, said Nasser Haj Mansour, a defense official in Syria's Kurdish region.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)" border="0" />SURUC, Turkey (AP) ? Just over a year ago, Afshin Kobani was a teacher. **w, the Kurdish Syrian woman has traded the classroom for the front lines in the battle for Kobani, a town besieged by fighters from the Islamic State extremist group.




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